When we install hardwood floors on our first floor, they will most likely continue into this room since there isn’t humidity from a shower or bath that could harm them like a typical bathroom. Although we weren’t ready to rip out this tile, I didn’t want to leave a practically new room with the floors in their current state.
This steamer came with a lot of attachments for obvious things like removing wallpaper (we lucked out in not having to deal with that task in this home), but also a few other attachments to clean things I never thought of using a steamer to clean: A grimy barbeque grill, a stovetop, bathroom fixtures, and this large cleaning brush that is ideal for cleaning tile without using any chemicals. Oh tile. We have a lot of you.
In the manual, there was a small chart that gave hints about how much water to add to produce steam for a given amount of time. Since the bathroom was small, I opted to pour just 16oz in which resulted in about a 15 minute steam time (it can go for as long as 45 minutes before you need to refill it) which turned out to be perfect.
Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. This collection houses a great mix of traditional and modern rugs, in cottage-y colorways, as well as vintage-inspired beauties that you’ll want to roll out in every room.
We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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Awesome. I will apply it for my house. Love this blog.
Who tiles kitchen countertops? EVERYONE, in the 90s!
I’d love to hear a follow up after you’ve used the Wagner steamer a few more times. I realize you’re being paid to use the product but sometimes it’s nice to know an honest opinion.
I’ve had one for 2 years now and have never had it do any of the amazing things it claims to do. Didn’t clean my kitchen cabinets, didn’t get my grout clean, didn’t help take down wallpaper. Nothin’! Such a waste of money.
Don’t knock tiled countertops, they used to be so in! I remember thinking the kitchen from Home Alone was so top notch. http://hookedonhouses.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kitchen-counter-512×384.jpg
I am new to your blog and am excited to look around. I recently cleaned my 17 year old tiles and grout with a mixture of lemon juice, baking soda, vinegar and water and the grout that is 17 years old came almost back to white. I was flabbergasted at how clean they came up, I have tried steam cleaning in the past and it didn’t clean the grout much at all.
Have you considered painting the grout as an interim solution? Or potentially painting the kitchen counter title?
I love using my steamer, and clean using my Shark steamer on my kitchen ceramic tile all the time Unfortunately, the floating tile and grout we installed in two of our bathrooms tells us NOT to use our steamer. I am actually kind of still at a loss at what we can use, so I mostly just “dust” it. For your readers — if you know what was installed, check with the manufacturer on cleaning instructions, because who would have thought that there would be a tile product where that is not recommended?
That’s great! Did you have any problems with the steam around your painted trim/panelling (like when you were scrubbing around the toilet in that corner?) Thanks!
Wow! Looks much better. What a great method. I need one of these. LOL